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EX ELECTRONIX EXPRESS Mini 1 x 30 Belt Sander 3400 RPM
Belt Sander Size: 1" x 30"Vacuum Diameter: 1-3/4"Power: 120 VAC, 60Hz, 3.0 AMP, 360 WattsMotor: 1/3 HP @ 3400 RPMTable Size: 5" x 5" ; Table Tilt: 0 ~ 45º
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u/Drach88 · 2 pointsr/SWORDS

Yes, slack belt grinders are great for sword sharpening.

Review the video that /u/Azekh posted below. The grinder in the video is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D96ZCG

Mike Edelson (the guy in the video) is amongst the foremost experts in the HEMA community on test cutting, and is single-handedly responsible for bringing japanese-style tatami cutting to HEMA. His method is the result of years of honing (pardon the pun) his skills.

I recently sharpened my new Albion Baron using this method, and it turned out fantastic, both in appearance as well as in cutting tatami. I've since sharpened weapons for others within my school. It's really great once you get the hang of it.

Summary of key takeaways (but watch the video, it's very important!):

  1. Figure out your edge bevel. This is super-important. The video shows you how. Older albions are ~40 degrees. The cold steel hand-and-a-half is 60 degrees. Yours may be neither.
  2. Cut a visual guide out of 2x4 at an angle that is half of your edge bevel. This allows you to position the sword on the guide to get the angle, then hold that angle through the process.
  3. Hold the sword firmly and move it back and forth by moving your body, not your arms. If you move your arms, you lose your angle. If you move your body, you keep your angle. Simple 'eh?
  4. Work your way up with progressively higher grits, but don't over-grind on the lower grits. 240 grit belts and even 400 grit belts can mess up your sword if you don't know what you're doing or are careless. My baron really did not have a sharp edge at all, so I started with 240. If you already have an edge that is somewhat sharp, maybe you start with 400? You'll figure it out.
  5. The higher the grit, the more passes you need. Duh.
  6. Don't forget the stropping leather.
u/rm-minus-r · 2 pointsr/BudgetBlades

You can definitely make knives on the kitchen counter!

You'll need a way to heat it up, either to aid with forging and heat treating if you go the blacksmithing route, or as the first step in heat treating, if you're going the stock removal route.

A two-brick forge is very cheap and only requires two soft (not the hard ones) kiln bricks and a propane or MAP gas torch - https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/virtual-bbq-2-brick-forge-wip.920120/

Just make sure you leave a window open for venting out any fumes, as one of the byproducts from propane or MAP gas being burned is carbon monoxide, and in an enclosed environment with no ventilation, that can kill you.

You can do stock removal very cheaply by hand with a jig like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9iNDRwwBQQ

I made one based on that video when I was starting out, and while it is very time consuming and manual labor intensive to use, the results were quite good.

A small benchtop 1"x30" belt sander can speed things up a great deal, like this one for $69 - https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519657469&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=craftsman+benchtop+belt+sander


Once you have it sanded / ground / hammered to shape, you heat it up until it glows bright orange, then you quench it in motor oil or hydraulic oil.

After it's cooled, pull it out and clean it off. Make sure to look for any cracks. If there are none, you can temper it in any standard home oven, as it will be extremely brittle at this point. It depends on the steel and the desired final hardness as to what temperature you'll set the oven to, but 300 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit is common.

After that, put a handle on it, sharpen it up and you're done!

u/lordroy · 1 pointr/SWORDS

any idea what belt grinder he is using, or are the adjustable ones pretty much standard

[edit] It looks like this one

u/biker105nn · 1 pointr/knifemaking

im only on my third blade, and the first sander i bought was a 4x36 thinking the same thing. It ended up being a bit of a pain. I still use it for flattening all my edges and surface grinding. For actually grinding by bevels i have been using this https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=pd_sbs_196_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004D96ZCG&pd_rd_r=BPYN0PVP11225WJZWP2Z&pd_rd_w=MEfYN&pd_rd_wg=H7m3J&psc=1&refRID=BPYN0PVP11225WJZWP2Z and its fantastic. plus, in this size you can search amazon for belt packs and get a set of various grits from 60 all the way to 600 in one package. Its also not gonna break the bank for your first grinder.

u/Wingedcamel · 1 pointr/DIY

Hello, I want to make a simple knife. A balisong to be specific. I have no tools that I could make one with, and frankly I don't know what tools I would need. So I have lots of questions. Where do I buy my metal at? What type of metal (I don't need some super high-quality metal just something that won't bend if I drop it on the ground once or twice). What would I use for drilling holes, and lastly what would I use to shape the handles/blade(Would something like this work? http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=lp_552878_1_19?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1462267395&sr=1-19) Thanks for the help in advance!

u/Meih_Notyou · 1 pointr/knifemaking

Oh yeah, I thought 1095 was stupid expensive until I found it on texas knifemaker supply for $8 per foot... so yeah, I'll be getting some of that. I need a belt sander, but can't get one at the moment. Do you think this is a good sander? Would it be useful for grinding bevels?